D-Link rolls out ExpressCard, PCIe 802.11n cards
updated 08:15 am EDT, Wed April 4, 2007
D-Link 802.11n ExpressCard
D-Link on Wednesday grew its Xtreme-N line of Wi-Fi cards by two. The DWA-643 is built for owners of newer notebooks with ExpressCard slots, giving draft 802.11n speeds in an ExpressCard 34 adapter that works both with its native card slot or the wider 54 slots found on some portables. Also available is the DWA-556 for desktops: plugging into a PCI Express X1 slot, the adapter not only provides the speed but includes three antennas to capture signals from further away. The quality lets Wi-Fi work for gaming, D-Link says.
Both cards currently require Windows and are shipping today at prices of $120 for the notebook-bound DWA-643 and $150 for the DWA-556.
